Written by bestselling author Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places is a deeply moving novel that explores mental health, trauma, and the impact of bullying. The story follows Finch and Violet, two teenagers who meet at their lowest points.
What starts as a shared struggle with despair takes an unexpected turn when love begins to grow between them. Below are some powerful quotes from the book that capture the raw emotions and profound moments in their journey.
26 Best Quotes from All the Bright Places
Inspirational Quotes
1. “The thing I realize is, that it’s not what you take, it’s what you leave.”
2. “The problem with people is they forget that most of the time it’s the small things that count.”
3. “I learned that there is good in this world, if you look hard enough for it.”
4. “Sorry wastes time. You have to live your life like you’ll never be sorry.”
Quotes About Life
5. “The great thing about this life of ours is that you can be someone different to everybody.”
6. “People are a lot more sympathetic if they can see you hurting.”
7. “We are all alone, trapped in these bodies and our own minds.”
8. “You can’t stop people from dying. You can’t stop them from going away.”
9. “People rarely bring flowers to a suicide.”
10. “What if we could just cut out the bad and keep the good?”
11. “You saved my life. Why couldn’t I save yours?”
Quotes About Love
12. “You make me lovely, and it’s so lovely to be lovely to the one I love.”
13. “No more winter at all. Finch, you brought me spring.”
14. “I can’t love anyone because it’s not fair to anyone who loves me back.”
15. “You know what I like about you, Ultraviolet Remarkey-able? Everything.”
16. “In that moment, there’s nothing I fear except losing hold of her hand.”
17. “If anybody could have saved me, it would have been you.”
18. “You are all the colors in one, at full brightness.”
Quotes About Feelings
19. “I feel nothing. I feel a lot of nothing these days.”
20. “Like Pluto and Jupiter are aligned with the earth and I’m floating.”
21. “It’s not a lie if it’s how you feel.”
22. “I do my best thinking at night when everyone else is sleeping.”
Quotes About Words & Moments
23. “Sometimes there’s beauty in the tough words—it’s all in how you read them.”
24. “Stars in the sky, stars on the ground. It’s hard to tell where the sky ends and the earth begins.”
25. “We do not remember days, we remember moments.”
26. “I remember her hand in mine and how that felt, as if something and someone belonged to me.”
Final Thoughts
Jennifer Niven’s All the Bright Places reminds us that love, though powerful, doesn’t always fix everything. Healing is a journey of unlearning pain and relearning hope. These quotes beautifully capture the book’s emotional depth and Niven’s unique storytelling.
